Sustainability in the wenglor sensoric group

Ener­gy Ef­fi­cien­cy

Op­ti­mi­za­tion mea­sures in hea­ting, ven­ti­la­tion and air condi­tio­ning sys­tems, com­pres­sed air ge­ne­ra­tion and buil­ding in­su­la­tion en­sure in­crea­sed ener­gy ef­fi­cien­cy. In order to fur­ther re­duce CO₂ emis­sions, wen­glor is conti­nuous­ly ex­pan­ding its ener­gy ef­fi­cien­cy mea­sures, the use of re­ne­wable ener­gies and pro­cess op­ti­mi­za­tion.

Power Ge­ne­ra­tion

Sus­tai­nable pro­cu­re­ment and ge­ne­ra­tion of ener­gy is an im­por­tant as­pect for gra­dual­ly re­du­cing CO₂ emis­sions. We at wen­glor rely on a com­bi­na­tion of va­rious mea­sures to im­ple­ment a sus­tai­nable ener­gy concept. One im­por­tant com­ponent is the ge­ne­ra­tion of elec­tri­ci­ty by our pho­to­vol­taic sys­tems. We have also im­ple­men­ted a com­bi­ned heat and power plant to ge­ne­rate ad­di­tio­nal ener­gy. The means that our ener­gy re­qui­re­ments can be par­tial­ly met and the en­vi­ron­men­tal im­pact re­du­ced.

Hea­ting and Co­oling

Hea­ting and co­oling in wen­glor’s buil­dings is lar­ge­ly achie­ved using geo­ther­mal ener­gy. This en­vi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly me­thod al­lows us to ge­ne­rate heat and cold ef­fi­cient­ly and re­duce our en­vi­ron­men­tal foot­print. To en­sure the com­fort and pro­duc­ti­vi­ty of our em­ployees, ven­ti­la­tion sys­tems with high­ly ef­fi­cient heat re­co­ve­ry are ins­tal­led in the of­fice and pro­duc­tion areas. Some of these units have hu­mi­di­fi­ca­tion and de­hu­mi­di­fi­ca­tion func­tions to create a com­for­table in­door cli­mate.

CO₂ Neu­tra­li­ty

Elec­tri­ci­ty, heat and co­oling for wen­glor’s buil­dings is lar­ge­ly ge­ne­ra­ted by geo­ther­mal ener­gy, pho­to­vol­taics and a com­bi­ned heat and power plant. wen­glor also strives to conti­nuous­ly ex­pand its ener­gy ef­fi­cien­cy mea­sures in order to fur­ther re­duce the com­pa­ny’s CO₂ foot­print and at the same time im­prove ener­gy ef­fi­cien­cy.

Pho­to­vol­taic Sys­tems

Using solar ener­gy, we can cover part of our own ener­gy re­qui­re­ments with re­ne­wable ener­gies and at the same time contri­bute to the ener­gy tran­si­tion. The ins­tal­la­tion of pho­to­vol­taic sys­tems on wen­glor buil­dings in Tett­nang and Unterschleißheim, as well as on our com­pa­ny buil­ding in Sibiu, is an im­por­tant step in this di­rec­tion. Our fu­ture pro­jects in­clude plan­ning solar pa­nels on other wen­glor buil­dings.

Com­bi­ned Heat and Power Plant (CHP)

The CHP is de­si­gned so that the elec­tri­ci­ty ge­ne­ra­ted is used en­ti­re­ly for ope­ra­ting the heat pumps. The heat ge­ne­ra­ted du­ring ope­ra­tion of the CHP is used for our high-​temperature consu­mers, such as ra­dia­tors and hot water pro­duc­tion. We also rely on in­tel­li­gent heat re­co­ve­ry. This al­lows us to use the ge­ne­ra­ted heat ef­fi­cient­ly and fur­ther re­duce ener­gy consump­tion.

Geo­ther­mal Ener­gy

The hea­ting and co­oling of wen­glor’s buil­dings is lar­ge­ly ge­ne­ra­ted using geo­ther­mal ener­gy. Geo­ther­mal ener­gy uses the na­tu­ral ther­mal ener­gy from the ground to heat or cool buil­dings. In hea­ting mode, the heat pumps ex­tract heat from the geo­ther­mal field and trans­fer it to the buil­ding’s hea­ting sys­tem. This means that the buil­ding can be hea­ted ef­fi­cient­ly even with low out­side tem­pe­ra­tures. In co­oling mode, the pro­cess is re­ver­sed: The heat pumps ex­tract the heat from the buil­ding and re­lease it to the geo­ther­mal field, which cools the buil­ding.

Buil­ding in Unterschleißheim

The com­pa­ny buil­ding in Unterschleißheim, which ope­ned in June 2023, re­lies on mo­dern tech­no­lo­gies and in­tel­li­gent concepts to create a sus­tai­nable and resource-​saving work and pro­duc­tion en­vi­ron­ment. Energy-​efficient buil­ding de­si­gn, au­to­ma­tic tem­pe­ra­ture control and re­gu­la­tion in pro­duc­tion and of­fices, and the use of re­ne­wable ener­gy for elec­tri­ci­ty, hea­ting and co­oling all play a key role.

SMD Ma­chine

The SMD ma­chine (sur­face moun­ted de­vice) is used for as­sem­bling PCBs. The pro­duc­tion line en­sures that raw ma­te­rials are used ef­fi­cient­ly and that pro­duc­tion waste is re­du­ced by in­line test sys­tems that re­spond im­me­dia­te­ly to qua­li­ty pro­blems in as­sem­bly. This im­proves the lon­ge­vi­ty of the pro­ducts and thus in­creases re­source ef­fi­cien­cy.

Au­to­ma­tic Sto­rage Sys­tem for SMD Ma­te­rials (Dry Tower)

The au­to­ma­tic sto­rage sys­tem for SMD ma­te­rials is used to op­ti­mize in­ter­nal ma­te­rial sup­ply and material-​specific sto­rage. All sto­rage and re­trie­val pro­cesses are order-​related and au­to­ma­ted by the sto­rage sys­tem. Ex­pi­ring ma­te­rials are in­di­ca­ted by the line mo­ni­tor and pro­vi­ded in good time by the sto­rage sys­tem. This leads to an in­crease in pro­cess re­lia­bi­li­ty and qua­li­ty.

In conjunc­tion with the new sto­rage sys­tem and the use of the la­test tech­no­lo­gies, not only is the pure pro­cess re­lia­bi­li­ty and qua­li­ty in­crea­sed, but the per­son­nel ca­pa­ci­ty re­qui­re­ment for ma­te­rial hand­ling is also re­du­ced, thus spee­ding up the pro­duc­tion pro­cess si­gni­fi­cant­ly.

Di­gi­ti­za­tion of the Or­de­ring Pro­cess

By im­ple­men­ting the new SAP tran­sac­tion and in­tro­du­cing an ap­pro­val stra­te­gy, or­ders are ge­ne­ra­ted and ap­pro­ved au­to­ma­ti­cal­ly. Thanks to this system-​supported pro­cess in SAP, more than 60,000 DIN A4 sheets can be saved each year. This not only saves paper, but also wood, water and ener­gy. Ma­nual ac­ti­vi­ties are re­du­ced, ma­king the pro­cess more ef­fi­cient while en­su­ring tra­cea­bi­li­ty.

“Pa­per­less Pro­duc­tion” Pro­ject

As part of the “Pa­per­less Pro­duc­tion” pro­ject, we are stri­ving to di­gi­tize all work ins­truc­tions by set­ting up screens at all work and pa­cka­ging sta­tions. This al­lows us to pro­vide in­for­ma­tion in real time and en­sures that the la­test ver­sions of the work ins­truc­tions are al­ways avai­lable. It also re­duces po­ten­tial scrap pro­duc­tion, re­wor­king and cus­to­mer com­plaints by pro­vi­ding clear and vi­sual gui­dance. Di­gi­tal re­cor­ding also en­ables bet­ter tra­cea­bi­li­ty of the work car­ried out and re­lieves the bur­den on the en­vi­ron­ment, as the need for paper is si­gni­fi­cant­ly re­du­ced.

Pro­ducts

wen­glor pro­ducts are du­rable, resource-​conserving, energy-​efficient and dis­tin­guish them­selves through their high qua­li­ty. Our sen­sors fea­ture in­tel­li­gent shut-​off de­vices and re­du­ced cur­rent consump­tion to help us and our cus­to­mers re­duce ener­gy consump­tion and save pre­cious re­sources. They also help to prevent ne­ga­tive im­pacts on the en­vi­ron­ment.

Pa­cka­ging

In order to mi­ni­mize plas­tic waste, wen­glor has set it­self the goal of ship­ping pro­ducts in en­vi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly pa­cka­ging with reu­sable ma­te­rials. The ma­te­rial must not only be sus­tai­nable, but the vo­lume and weight of the pa­cka­ging should also be re­du­ced.

Of­fice

We can save both flight costs and a si­gni­fi­cant amount of CO₂ through web mee­tings.

foun­ders­Club Com­pa­ny Res­tau­rant

Sea­so­nal, fresh and ba­lan­ced – sus­tai­na­bi­li­ty also plays a major role in the com­pa­ny res­tau­rant foun­ders­Club. wen­glor chef Rick pro­vides a heal­thy and sus­tai­nable range of food. wen­glor em­ployees can choose bet­ween a meat dish and a ve­ge­ta­rian al­ter­na­tive, or use the salad bar. 

The re­qui­red quan­ti­ty is al­rea­dy cal­cu­la­ted when plan­ning the menu to avoid food waste. Any lef­to­ver food is not dis­po­sed of, but in­te­gra­ted into the salad bar or dish on the next day or sto­red in the cold store until it is reu­sed.